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Watford

Watford

Watford

Full time
30
01.01.26
Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham

Ince (60') Ince (38') Ince (9')
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Match feed:
  • Match Ended
  • 78'
    Yellow Card
    • Seung Ho Paik

    Seung Ho Paik is booked for the away team.

  • 77'
    Substitution
    • Keshi Anderson
    • Lewis Koumas

    Chris Davies is making the team's fifth substitution at Vicarage Road with Lewis Koumas replacing Keshi Anderson.

  • 77'
    Substitution
    • Tom Ince
    • Kwadwo Baah

    Kwadwo Baah is replacing Tom Ince for the home team.

  • 69'
    Substitution
    • Imran Louza
    • Nampalys Mendy

    Javier Gracia Carlos (Watford) is making a fourth substitution, with Nampalys Mendy replacing Imran Louza.

  • 69'
    Substitution
    • Othmane Maamma
    • Moussa Sissoko

    Javier Gracia Carlos (Watford) is making a third substitution, with Moussa Sissoko replacing Othmane Maamma.

  • 68'
    Substitution
    • Kyogo Furuhashi
    • Marvin Ducksch

    Marvin Ducksch is replacing Kyogo Furuhashi for Birmingham at Vicarage Road.

  • 64'
    Substitution
    • Luca Kjerrumgaard
    • Vivaldo Semedo

    Vivaldo Semedo is on a sub for Luca Kjerrumgaard for Watford.

  • 63'
    Yellow Card
    • Lyndon Dykes

    Birmingham's Lyndon Dykes has been booked in Watford.

  • 62'
    Substitution
    • Alexander William Cochrane
    • Eiran Cashin

    The away team have replaced Alexander William Cochrane with Eiran Cashin. This is the third substitution made today by Chris Davies.

  • 60'
    Goal !
    • Tom Ince (Scorer)
    • Nestory Irankunda (Assist)

    Goal! Tom Ince extends Watford's lead to 3-0.

    Great play from Nestory Irankunda to set up the goal.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Willum Thor Willumsson
    • Lyndon Dykes

    Birmingham make their second substitution with Lyndon Dykes replacing Willum Thor Willumsson.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Alfons Sampsted
    • Marc Leonard

    The away team replace Alfons Sampsted with Marc Leonard.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Giorgi Chakvetadze
    • Nestory Irankunda

    Javier Gracia Carlos is making the team's first substitution at Vicarage Road with Nestory Irankunda replacing Giorgi Chakvetadze.

  • 43'
    Yellow Card
    • Matthew Pollock

    Matthew Pollock (Watford) gets a yellow card.

  • 38'
    Goal !
    • Tom Ince (Scorer)

    Great finish from Tom Ince to give Watford a 2-0 lead.

  • 9'
    Goal !
    • Tom Ince (Scorer)
    • Giorgi Chakvetadze (Assist)

    Goal! The home team take a 1-0 lead through Tom Ince.

    Giorgi Chakvetadze instrumental with a fine assist.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Watford Watford
(4-4-2)
(4-2-3-1)
Birmingham Birmingham
1Selvik25Abankwah3Alleyne6Pollock16Bola42Maamma5Kyprianou10Louza7Ince8Chakvetadze9Kjerrumgaard25Beadle23Sampsted5Neumann6Robinson20Cochrane24Iwata8Paik16Roberts18Willumsson14Anderson9Furuhashi
1Selvik25Abankwah3Alleyne6Pollock16Bola42Maamma5Kyprianou10Louza7Ince8Chakvetadze9Kjerrumgaard
Watford Watford
(4-4-2)
25Beadle23Sampsted5Neumann6Robinson20Cochrane24Iwata8Paik16Roberts18Willumsson14Anderson9Furuhashi
(4-2-3-1)
Birmingham Birmingham
Watford Watford
Gracia Carlos, Javier
Coach
Substitutes
Nestory Irankunda 66
46' Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze
Vivaldo Semedo 18
64' Out: Luca Kjerrumgaard
Moussa Sissoko 17
69' Out: Othmane Maamma
Nampalys Mendy 23
69' Out: Imran Louza
Kwadwo Baah 34
77' Out: Tom Ince
Birmingham Birmingham
Davies, Chris
Coach
Substitutes
Marc Leonard 12
46' Out: Alfons Sampsted
Lyndon Dykes 17
46' Out: Willum Thor Willumsson
Eiran Cashin 41
62' Out: Alexander William Cochrane
Marvin Ducksch 33
68' Out: Kyogo Furuhashi
Lewis Koumas 30
77' Out: Keshi Anderson

Statistics

Ball possession
Watford48%
52% Birmingham
Shots
4Off goal26On goal2
0
Shots blocked
1
4
Corner kicks
4
1
Offsides
2
2
Saves
3
5
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0

Watford vs Birmingham Betting tips

Did you know that Watford FC scores 27% of their goals between the minutes 31-45?
Watford FC haven't lost in their last 5 games.
Imran Louza has assisted the most goals for Watford FC with 6. Demarai Ramelle Gray is Birmingham City's biggest assister (4).
Watford FC have scored at least one goal for 13 consecutive matches.
Watford FC wins 1st half in 23% of their matches, Birmingham City in 41% of their matches.
Watford FC wins 23% of halftimes, Birmingham City wins 41%.
If Seung Ho Paik scores against Watford FC it will be his 5th goal for Birmingham City this season.
If Phil Yannik Neumann receives a yellow card in today's match, he will be suspended after collecting 5 yellow cards so far this season.
The most common end-result when Birmingham City are down 0-1 away this season is 1-1.
Watford FC is undefeated this season when playing at home and taking the lead 1-0.
1/10

Head to head

Watford and Birmingham City have met four times in the Championship since August 2022, with Watford winning twice (3-0 and 2-0 at Vicarage Road), Birmingham winning once (2-1 at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium) and one draw (1-1 away for Watford). Across these matches, Watford scored 7 goals and Birmingham 3.

Watford
Matches:  8
Birmingham
75%
Wins: 6
13%
Draws: 1
13%
Wins: 1
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Form

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    5 : 1
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    3 : 0
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    0 : 1
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    1 : 2
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    1 : 0
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    2 : 3
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  2. Flag ENGChampionship
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    3 : 2
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    3 : 0
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    1 : 1
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    26 Dec 2025
    Birmingham
    1 : 1
    Derby

Watford vs Birmingham Standings

Watford FC are currently 6th in the table with 38 points from 24 matches, having 10 wins, 8 draws, 6 losses and a goal difference of 34–29. Birmingham City are 15th with 31 points from 24 matches, with 8 wins, 7 draws, 9 losses and a goal difference of 32–31, leaving them 7 points behind Watford.

PosTeamWDLMPts
5Millwall12772643
6Watford11862541
7Hull12582541
...
13Derby9892635
14Birmingham97102634
15Southampton8992633

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